Psychedelic therapy in the treatment of addiction: the past, present and future

R Zafar, M Siegel, R Harding, T Barba… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Psychedelic therapy has witnessed a resurgence in interest in the last decade from the
scientific and medical communities with evidence now building for its safety and efficacy in …

Exploring mechanisms of psychedelic action using neuroimaging

D Erritzoe, C Timmermann, K Godfrey… - Nature Mental …, 2024 - nature.com
Modern psychedelic research and clinical development is at a crucial inflection point, with
great potential for the treatment of many mental illnesses demonstrated but significant …

Case analysis of long-term negative psychological responses to psychedelics

R Bremler, N Katati, P Shergill, D Erritzoe… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Recent controversies have arisen regarding claims of uncritical positive regard and hype
surrounding psychedelic drugs and their therapeutic potential. Criticisms have included that …

Effect of psilocybin versus escitalopram on depression symptom severity in patients with moderate-to-severe major depressive disorder: observational 6-month follow …

D Erritzoe, T Barba, KT Greenway, R Murphy… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Psilocybin therapy (PT) produces rapid and persistent antidepressant effects in
major depressive disorder (MDD). However, the long-term effects of PT have never been …

How does psilocybin therapy work? An exploration of experiential avoidance as a putative mechanism of change

RJ Zeifman, AC Wagner, CM Monson… - Journal of Affective …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Psilocybin therapy is receiving attention as a mental health intervention with
transdiagnostic potential. In line with psychotherapeutic research, qualitative research has …

Reports of self-compassion and affect regulation in psilocybin-assisted therapy for alcohol use disorder: An interpretive phenomenological analysis.

G Agin-Liebes, EM Nielson, M Zingman… - Psychology of …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: The primary aim of this qualitative study was to delineate psychological
mechanisms of change in the first randomized controlled trial of psilocybin-assisted …

Different hierarchical reconfigurations in the brain by psilocybin and escitalopram for depression

G Deco, Y Sanz Perl, S Johnson, N Bourke… - Nature Mental …, 2024 - nature.com
Effective interventions for neuropsychiatric disorders may work by rebalancing the brain's
functional hierarchical organization. Here we directly investigated the effects of two different …

[HTML][HTML] The (In) flexible self: Psychopathology, mindfulness, and neuroscience

F Giommi, PR Bauer, A Berkovich-Ohana… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Clinical and neuroscientific evidence indicates that transdiagnostic processes contribute to
the generation and maintenance of psychopathological symptoms and disorders. Rigidity …

Propofol anesthesia destabilizes neural dynamics across cortex

AJ Eisen, L Kozachkov, AM Bastos, JA Donoghue… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Every day, hundreds of thousands of people undergo general anesthesia. One hypothesis is
that anesthesia disrupts dynamic stability—the ability of the brain to balance excitability with …

Emerging challenges for psychedelic therapy

JS Aday, RL Carhart-Harris, JD Woolley - JAMA psychiatry, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Following decades of prohibition, psychedelic drugs are returning to mainstream psychiatry
and neuroscience. When paired with psychotherapy and administered in a supportive …